The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-01
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A diplomatic mission to the Polynesian !
peoples was dispatched by the King On {
December 26th, consisting of Hon. J. E.
Bush, Minister Plenipotentiary, and Mr. i
H. F. Poor, Secretary of Legation. The {
Minister is accredited as such TO the !
Kings of Samoa and Tonga, and is like
wise accredited as High Commissioner
to the Independent Chiefs and Peoples
Of POLYNESIA. From Samoa the embassy
will proceed to the Gilbert Islands and
! Tonga. The instructions have not been
| published
| The year 1886 has likewise been re-
! markable for its political changes and
! surprises. The general election was held
on February Sd, and resulted in clear
majority of eight in favor OF the Admins
tration. The Legislative session was
opened by the King on April Both, and
it continued in session, with fort
nights interval, until Octobe 10th. The
bills introduced numbered III; bills
passed so; bills approved and become
law. 50; vetoed bills, II. The session
was remarkable for the large appropria-
ton and two Ministerial changes. The
Appropriation bill, as originally intro
duced, made provies eeS S
TIRE ire o. n. $50, 809 90; estimated revenue,
So. 839, 1924 50. The Appropriation bill, |
, as it ultimately passed and was approved
October 18th, authorized the expenditure
Of "a. 552, AT Is. To meet this increase
- the Legislature made some slight changes
:, in import duties and fixed the assessed
~ taxes on realty and personal property
at one per cent. This change takes eff
: feet in 1887. The old law provided for a
!. tax levy Of three-quarters of one per cent
on the assessed valuation. A Loan Act
Il was likewise passed authorizing the bor-'
IS rowing OF $4,000, OOO of which 81 ,235,00
y is to be applied to refund outstanding
70 bonds and repaying special loans. The
- balance, minus 100000 expense of
+ floating the loan, is to be applied as fol-
a. lows:
NJ Encouragement of immigration $4,000
INT G En,hfs 100 900
49, uonH7ulu Water Works .. $4,000
- Improvement harbor Honolulu
&c and new wharves ...... -....- IOO,OOO
at Improvement streets Honolulu and
- roadways of the Kingdom I0O,0OO
0i New bridges and landings ....-...- I2,OOo
SIT Purchase steam tug Eleu .-.-.-.... Ioo,OoO
al These items, together with $3.50, 700
re interest on national debt, figure in the
I'd Appropriation bill, and swell the total.
IL Half million of the above mentioned
BIT loan has been placed at Honolulu, at 80,
e a discount of seven per cent; and the
70 hnQn
h to London syndicate on similar terms.
lr- This syndicate placed 81 100000 OF the
ID loan on the London market and the
rs. offers were very largely in excess OF the
he call the loan being quoted at per cent
err premium, December 18th, according tc
IN cablegram from His Excellency Mr.
ire Hoffnung, Hawaiian Charge d Afaires
ch at London, to his Honolulu agent.
it'll AS further financial aid an Opium
Use License law was passed, providing fol
nd an annual license fee of $4,000 during
ct Jour years, and importing s'r1 import de4t3
til of Is per cent ad valorem upon opium
ate also a stamp duty of 81 for each half
au- pound opium container, or its equlva
ian lent in larger parcels. This Legislation
W. was strongly opposed upon moral ant
rec social grounds. Although the Act was
de approved October 18th, license ha
ere not vet been granted. The currency Law
A was changed United States gold coir
llu and Hawaiian silver coin are now the
IS only lawful money. Silver is legal ten
of der up to SO. The circulation of silye
lr: certificates is limited to $4,000. and thu
ro- entire circulation OF Treasury notes
wo limited to 1925 900.
Die A variety OF useful laws affecting navi
S. cation, trade and nEoduction were en-
st. acted OF Theses, the Acts reducing tbs
lef duty on light wine, granting franchise
no for establishing brewery at Honolulu
m and changing the measurement OF yes
ing sells on The Hawaiian register. deserv
es, mention. A marked social advance wa
aid made in the amendment of the Sunda.
the law, which is now abreast of the time
Ill in liberality.
AS intimated above there were two Mir
Ter isterial changes during the session
hi9 most unusual event in this Kingdom
Val Tie Ministry which met the Legislature
the consisting of their Excellencies Waite
een NJ. Gibson, Charles T. Gulick, John n
an Kapena and Paul Neumann resigne
on June Both, upon no particular questic
and but from what may be characterized
and general incompatability and difference
lief. opinion upon financial issues. 1t WI
niles succeeded on July 1st by a Ministl
e in composed of their Excellencies w. \
iva Gibson, Robert J. Creighton, Paul
Sep Kanoa and John T. Dare This Mini
wing try went out of Office October 18th, ha
Hail. ing beene Fear6d on rlig 1ssslE Din. ~
aJor Attorney General, Mr.. Dare, moved
mis- addition of a proviso to the amen
&c Of Loan Bill with the view of prevent
Gov reckless borro wing and expenditure,